José Serra

José Serra Chirico (; born March 19, 1942) is a Brazilian politician. He was a Senator from 2015 to 2023. He was senator before between 1995 to 2003. He is a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party.

He was Governor of São Paulo from 2007 to 2010. Before, he was Mayor of São Paulo from 2005 to 2006.

From 1987 to 1995, he was a Federal Deputy. He was the Minister of Planning and Budget from 1995 to 1996 and Minister of Health from 1998 to 2002 during the Fernando Henrique Cardoso administration. 

Serra was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Michel Temer administration from 2016 to 2017.

Serra ran for President of Brazil in 2002 however lost the election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He ran for president again in 2010, however he lost the election to Dilma Rousseff.

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